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4:00 PM
What @Arda said.
 
@ArdaXi Citizens are very emphatically allowed to say these kinds of things in the US.
We kind of enshrine free speech, even the hateful kind, around here.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz We value free speech, but with exemptions for discrimination.
It's the very first article of our constitution.
 
@Arda Same here. Apart from in politics apparently, hence the BNP.
 
@ArdaXi Right, I'm not going to get into the argument about which is the better way to do things, but to claim that this speaks to Americans not believing people are citizens or some such is disingenuous and missing the point.
Americans are, rightly or wrongly, obsessed with free speech, even the hateful or discriminatory kind.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Depends. It's completely valid if you use our definition of citizen.
 
4:03 PM
Hello people. How many Amalur players are in the house? I'm wondering whether to get it for my PS3 or for the PC and would love some opinions.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz I didn't know that, I withdraw my comment then.
 
@Aubergine Hm, not sure if we have anyone else playing it on PS3. I know we have a few PC and 360 players.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Well, it's mainly console vs. PC, really.
It appears to be much shinier on a PC.
Also, I can get it for less.
 
@Aubergine Yeah, kinda always happens, what with the hardware differences and all
Did you figure out anything about the VAT thing? I'm sorry, my friend didn't get back to me yet, so it's too late now, I imagine.
 
@FallenAngelEyes Still, I won't be going for the Steam version, but ordering in a boxed copy, so I'm wondering if that entails all sorts of EA related horror.
@FallenAngelEyes Oh, they have no games at their duty free shops.
Nothing relevant, anyhow.
And it's expensive as hell, even there.
 
4:07 PM
@Aubergine Ah, like to what extent Origin is involved on there? I'm not sure.
Gotcha.
 
Oak
@Aubergine is there something wrong with the Steam version?
 
@Oak It costs 60$, I can get it for 47$ (sans delivery, so let's say 50)
 
3
Q: Shadowmere fell off a cliff and died. How do I get him back?

RoteneggI was riding Shadowmere near alftand and I accidently fell into that canyon near the abandoned tower and the fall was enough to kill Shadowmere. I have done a lot of quests and other things such as fast travel, waiting, and sleeping so I am wondering if that interrupted his respawn and also if I ...

 
Oak
@Aubergine It seems to cost 30£ here, which is 47$. Want me to buy it for you? :)
in Steam, I mean
 
@Oak That makes sense, as I'm buying if from a British shop.
 
Oak
4:14 PM
No delivery my way
 
@Oak So hell yeah, let's do that. I'll bring you the money back in a real tiny suitcase.
 
@Aubergine hahaha
 
Oak
Funny, I thought games are usually more expensive in the UK
 
@Oak I'd think that to. The trend is very surprising.
 
@Oak Most of the prices I see there are cheaper than the ones here in the NL at least
 
4:17 PM
Also, isn't it your birthday any second now? I could buy you something back.
 
Even with shipping, it's cheaper
 
@FallenAngelEyes The real surprise is that UK prices can contend with US prices.
 
@Aubergine Yeah, sometimes I have my US friends order me stuff and then just mail it
 
Oak
@Aubergine Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning™
£29.99
Buying?
@FallenAngelEyes always useful to have someone in the states
 
@Oak Indeed
@Oak Awesome, thanks!
Now I should really go unpack. I've been loafing around for too long.
 
Oak
4:23 PM
Enjoy :)
 
@GraceNote I stopped by the V&D today. They had no idea this was going on, haha. They told me to check the website but I couldn't find anything there. After some googling, I found a Nintendo news thing saying it's apparently only in 15 stores in the NL between 11am and 4:30pm. The closest store to me is The Hague or Rotterdam.
I would have apparently have to bring my DS for a physical trade. There's no voucher or code or anything you can get.
 
4:38 PM
@Tristan @StrixVaria I got it down to 4 redstone
 
@OrigamiRobot Do you own SpaceChem?
 
@OrigamiRobot Impressive.
 
@FallenAngelEyes I don't believe so.
 
@OrigamiRobot If those kinds of puzzles are your thing, I think you may like it. It's all about perfecting your efficiency. It's on Steam, if there's a demo, you should check it out.
 
@OrigamiRobot Did you see my idea about the spleef contraption?
 
4:40 PM
I'm basing this completely off what little I know of your gaming habits, so I may be completely off the mark here. :P
 
Oak
I tried SpaceChem's demo, and it didn't feel like a puzzle game, it felt like work
 
R.I.P. @Tristan
 
@GnomeSlice Huh?
 
@Oak Yeah, it is. I haven't played much of it for that reason.
 
@StrixVaria Yea, but unfortunately, pistons are loud and bog down the server. @RonanForman said he had something like that built and decided against it.
 
4:41 PM
Tristan was the first in the GSE smash crew to die.
 
@OrigamiRobot :(
 
@FallenAngelEyes And what is that? :D
 
He almost made it to the Mothership.
 
@Oak Yeah, some people really like that kind of puzzling, some don't.
 
Also, thanks for editing my message.
 
4:43 PM
@GnomeSlice Yeah, I wouldn't expect that game to be very much your thing
 
....
@FallenAngelEyes Don't get me wrong, the puzzle genre is probably my favourite genre of video game.
I just found spacechem too draining to actually enjoy playing.
 
@Oak my problem is I'm obsessed with doing it efficiently...
 
@GnomeSlice Yeah, but the aspects of what it focuses on don't seem to be the kind of thing you enjoy, based on what you link here and play.
 
Have any of you (@Oak, @OrigamiRobot, @FallenAngelEyes, @agent86) played Electric Box 2?
 
I think if it weren't for the fact I deleted the (obviously wrong) answers, spacechem would be my worst tag ever on the site.
 
Oak
4:45 PM
@GnomeSlice I didn't
 
Spacechem does have an awesome soundtrack, at least.
 
@GnomeSlice I have not, but I am now.
 
@Oak You should check it out, it's quite good, and free.
 
@GnomeSlice Not yet, I played the first though!
 
@OrigamiRobot It starts out pretty easy, but by the end it's quite difficult.
 
4:46 PM
I haven't done any Kong gaming in a while
 
@FallenAngelEyes Yeah, me neither. Been busy.
Also annoyed since my first account got stolen.
 
I don't blame you there :/
I like that they do that badge of the day thing now :)
 
Oak
I'm not even supposed to be in the chat, I have a presentation to make, and now you link games :(
 
But even so, I don't log in as often anymore
 
Been seeing tweets aboutthat.
 
4:47 PM
@GnomeSlice you linked me to this the other day, but I didn't have time at that point. this kind of reminds me of the incredible machine
 
@Oak Oops.
Bookmark bookmark bookmark
@agent86 In some ways, yes, in most ways, no.
 
Oak
Too late
 
@Oak Just ask me about it at a later time, if you forget. Good luck with your presentation. =]
 
@OrigamiRobot I find it always hard to qualify what gaming characteristics I associate with people. I just kind of end up with a feel of "Hm, I think this is something so-and-so would find fun." Also I'm in the middle of playing Torchlight atm so I don't have time for a full explanation. :P
 
@FallenAngelEyes My redstone obsession comes more from my love of digital circuits (I did go to school for it after all) and the lack of exposure to them at my job. I need to get my fix somewhere.
 
4:48 PM
@GnomeSlice What about me?
 
@RonanForman Didn't see you in the discussion.
 
Oh yeah, I haven't spoken in a while have I.
 
@OrigamiRobot this sounds like the kind of thing I could get obsessed with. luckily, I don't own minecraft, so.. yay! I think...
apparently terraria added some similar but not as complex elements recently, which seems like it could be interesting
 
@agent86 Oh boy. Yeah, I'd stay away.
 
@RonanForman gosh darn you're needy
 
4:52 PM
@agent86 I am continually impressed with the circuits people come up with
 
@Wipqozn I'm also bored of trying to draw this spaceship.
 
@Wipqozn I hope you lose the election. You dick. :P
Also, +1 to the 'best chatroom ever' message.
 
@RonanForman Spaceship?
 
The new logo.
 
AGH my sword just lost all its enchantments, fffffffffffffff
 
4:54 PM
And okay, since someone edited my message earlier on the grounds that it was 'too early for that shit':
Life is just a gigantic dick that continuously fucks you.
@FallenAngelEyes Game?
 
@GnomeSlice I hope I win just to spite you then ;)
 
@GnomeSlice wh
what
 
@Wipqozn The end of Gaming: Part 1
 
@GnomeSlice Torchlight
 
@GnomeSlice I ask again. Why so glum?
 
4:55 PM
@FallenAngelEyes I was just going to ask! How do you lose enchantments?
As far as I can tell, they stick.
 
oh, that reminds me.
I should unblock @GnomeSlice on steam now.
 
@GnomeSlice When you enchant an item, there's a small chance that it'll completely disenchant your item. :(
 
Although I have managed to break the game so that I can no longer interact with the guy in the town who gives you portals to go through.
 
That % chance goes up the more you enchant it.
 
@Wipqozn Oh, probably not.
I cursed you out a bunch last night.
 
4:56 PM
There was only a 4% chance dammit. ;_;
 
@FallenAngelEyes o.o Oh dear.
Guess I've been lucky? I've never had to keep a single item for too long.
@Mana Which part is confusing.
 
@GnomeSlice ah, well. I'll block you again if you do. No worries.
 
@Wipqozn I basically said 'I hope you're happy I got suspended, you're still not going to win the election'.
It was pretty bad.
 
@GnomeSlice oh I seen that
 
Sorry.
 
4:57 PM
that's why I blocked you
 
@GnomeSlice It wasn't edited. It was removed. By a mod. After a flag.
 
Oh. Hah.
@LessPop_MoreFizz Oh, right, the 'isn't it' was a separate message.
 
@GnomeSlice I appreciate the apology Gnome, thank you.
 
Well shame on you people, for flagging it.
 
@GnomeSlice Maybe you shoudn't put things in chat that are so obviously asking to be flagged?
Like, I think you get a bad rap, but the flag on that one was pretty much completely understandable.
 
4:59 PM
@GnomeSlice Actually that's not broken, you can only go through 8x per run.
I thought I screwed that up too before I looked it up.
 
@FallenAngelEyes I only went through once or twice.
 
@GnomeSlice Well, since you're actively asking for it...
 
And now I can't even interact with that character at all.
 
@GnomeSlice Oh. Well then. :(
 
He's frozen in place.
 
4:59 PM
@GnomeSlice Just to be clear. Nobody is ever challenging you to post offensive/flaggable things. Nobody. Ever.
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz Oh, so when I do it on purpose, it's okay because you can't give me what I want?
Reverse psychology! :P
 
0
Q: How to manage so many dwarves?

Jdc1197This seems to be a recurring problem. I start a fortress, everything is going well, then BOOM: 20 migrants. I can never seem to find something to do with them, and they end up being just a waste of resources. Any ideas what I can do with these dwarves?

 
Oh right, I also have a question about dustforce to write.
 
@GnomeSlice Stop. Seriously.
 
> Failed to upload image: the format is not supported?
It's a .png
:S
 
5:02 PM
I know you're pissed off but I'm sick of having to deal with your stupid things in here.
 
Relax man.
And, alright.
 
Thank you.
 
I wonder if I should tag this
I'm not going to include any in the question, but whoever answers might go ahead and say what's behind the doors.
 
@Gnome I'd found 2 of these nice gold swords, and it went from this to this. :( It had all those enchantments already, before I even touched it. :/
(gold text is from my gems)
 
@FallenAngelEyes Oh shit. Hahahahahahahaha.
That sucks. =[
Argh, it was a unique sword too.
 
5:06 PM
I know. I swore. A lot.
Yyyyep.
 
How come you got to keep the 1% chance to block?
 
Okay, time for me to head off to dinner, later all!
No effin' clue.
poofs
 
@GnomeSlice Is the game named Spoilers?
 
@LessPop_MoreFizz No.
 
If not, don't tag it .
Never tag anything .
Unless you're on mechanics.stackexchange.com that tag has no place.
 
5:08 PM
room topic changed to The Bridge: Where we discuss Stimulated Emission of Radiation, their Light Amplification capabilities, the charging of such systems, and whatever else strikes our fancy. [curse-you-tag-limit] [moderator-elections-2012] [spoilers]
 
Tags it
 
A spoiler is an automotive aerodynamic device whose intended design function is to 'spoil' unfavorable air movement across a body of a vehicle in motion, usually described as drag. Spoilers on the front of a vehicle are often called air dams, because in addition to directing air flow they also reduce the amount of air flowing underneath the vehicle which generally reduces aerodynamic lift and drag. Spoilers are often fitted to race and high-performance sports cars, although they have become common on passenger vehicles as well. Some spoilers are added to cars primarily for styling purp...
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0
Q: How do I Open the Red-Locked Doors?

GnomeSliceIf you climb to the very top of Dustforce's hub world, you find a row of locked doors, and a scientist with the following message: How do I open these doors? I don't want to know what's behind them, so please don't post it in your answer.

@Mana Bye...
 
@OrigamiRobot What about a spleef arena that uses snow as the floor and reveals glowstone as the match starts so that it also randomly melts in addition to disappearing? It might be a pain to reset after each round but it would add another level of fun to the game.
 
Snow doesn't melt.
 
5:15 PM
@StrixVaria Use leaves.
 
user30
@Ronan this is true
 
Use an arena made of leaves which randomly disappear.
 
@RonanForman Since when doesn't snow melt?
 
user30
Since UK.
 
@StrixVaria Since ever.
@GnomeSlice Placed leaves don't decay.
 
5:16 PM
@RonanForman They do if you use Worldedit.
 
@GnomeSlice Only if you use the grown leaf block, and in that case we'd have to reset the server each time
 
@RonanForman //set 18?
 
Fallen snow from weather "melts" when near a light source.
 
I know I've done spleef with leaves before that decayed.
 
I thought the same thing applied to full snow blocks.
 
5:17 PM
@GnomeSlice Oh yeah, world edit, not MCedit.
We don't have a bukkit server.
 
cmon Hydrophobia
If I RIGHT CLICK after I press FOUR I don't want to AIM.
 
@badp You should probably just quit playing it.
I'd been hoping to play it ever since it came out for xbox, and it was a pretty big letdown.
 
I'm at the final room apparently. Quitting here would be moronic.
 
@badp The boss?
The game ends incredibly abruptly.
I might have enjoyed it more if my PC had been able to handle it better.
I was at like 8 fps for the duration of the game.
 
I'm enduring it at 15 fps thorought
lowest resolution settings etc
 
5:20 PM
Me too.
Use your Gel Rounds to take out the soldiers, they drop so many you won't run out.
 
1
Q: How do I Open the Red-Locked Doors?

GnomeSliceIf you climb to the very top of Dustforce's hub world, you find a row of locked doors, and a scientist with the following message: How do I open these doors? I don't want to know what's behind them, so please don't post it in your answer.

 
Ah, I didn't get the job.
Oh well.
@badp also, did you see my ping to you about SS: The Random Encounter?
 
nope
@GnomeSlice Too bad. Better luck next time!
 
@badp Are you supposed to be able to lose access to your Revolver? The weapon you start with?
@badp Thanks.
 
Oh, I answered that. No you're not supposed to.
 
5:27 PM
Well, shit.
So I need to start over.
Also, when I got the black guy, he didn't have access to any of the other weapons except his revolver, but after the revolver disappeared from my weapons, he had access to all of the rest.
 
@GnomeSlice Do you?
What do you need revolvers for?
 
@badp They're useful.
Against the bosses.
I was only in the second area anyway.
The 'Puzzle'.
There, already back to the same area.
And now into the next area.
I love the dialogue in this.
This game seems a little buggy.
 
5:42 PM
@GnomeSlice No they didn't edit it. They flagged it and removed it. And you posted it again.
 
@badp Yeah, I saw.
 
...
 
@FallenAngelEyes Thanks for looking into it. I'll just wait for it stateside, then, even if it'd be cooler to have a Dutch Dragon
 
@GraceNote oh oh, this morning I found a packet of possibly expired miracle whip in the pantry. I immediately thought of you <3
 
Do you think you can trust yourself to having a pantry? I'd advise you to only buy things immediately before using them
 
5:48 PM
roses are red, violets are blue, I found this possibly expired packet of miracle whip, and immediately though of you <3 happy valentine's day!
 
You're such a romantic @agent86.
 
@Wipqozn I know! I'm awesome like that.
 
user30
oh ffs
 
@ThomasMcDonald Problem?
 
user30
yes.
 
user30
5:51 PM
BF3 must have the worst ratio of games actually joined:game launches
 
user30
It's completely hopeless
 
user2334
@ThomasMcDonald "You've been kicked before launch: 'Sorry u mite win'"
 
user30
@MarkTrapp I wish.
 
user30
It has a 50/50 chance of loading the level without getting stuck in an infinite loop.
 
user30
I give up.
 
user30
5:55 PM
I'll play TF2 instead.
 
@ThomasMcDonald this sounds frustrating :(
 
user30
@agent86 Aye, there's threads about it on the Battlelog forums since ~December but nothing has come of them.
 
i was about to joke on the new pony in the room then I recalled somebody somewhere will get offended so just whatevers
 
0
Q: Is it possible to Just Guard attacks from behind?

KotsuI'm currently making my way through the Legendary Souls mode, and I must say I have never seen so much A.I. cheating in my life. While I am used to the computer cheating from my time fighting the extremely difficult A.I. in Soul Calibur III, there was one thing that caught my eye as being extreme...

0
Q: Where are Darkness 2 Game Saves for Steam?

goldenchild731I do not have that directory. X:\Users\YourUserNameHere\AppData\Roaming\DarknessII Do you know where it is in this directory? C:\Users\Username\Documents\Steam\steamapps\common\darkness ii Also the name of the saves files or the extension would help? There are no cloud saves so I am trying to...

0
Q: Help identify this old adventure game like King's Quest

RyanAlright, I've been searching for the title of this game forever and finally decided to post here. I've been watching a lot of 'let's plays' of the King's Quest series of games, and from what I can remember of this game it has a lot of similarities (I suppose it could even be one of them). DOS/...

1
Q: How should I record video game footage?

Matthew DoucetteHow should I record video game footage? Why: This is primarily for professional trailers and footage from our indie game studio (i.e., http://youtube.com/xonagames), but also for posting YouTube videos of personal accomplishments (i.e., http://youtube.com/matthewdoucette). Current setup: Bla...

 
user30
@badp >:
 
user30
6:10 PM
Casually speccing up a Hackintosh.
 
user2334
Lazers changed its gain medium? I'm frightened by change.
 
@MarkTrapp I've changed it back
returning it to its original gain medium
I hope you'll be pleased by knowing change has been undone
 
user2334
Whew, that was a close one
 
user2334
@badp I am indeed. You are a man amongst men. Or Lazers.
 
Amped 3 is one of the weirdest, craziest games I have ever played.
Twitter, y u change...
 
6:23 PM
Lol wut.
 
6:33 PM
0
Q: Double underscore messes up youtube embedding

OakIn this question the author tried to paste a link to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClxTi__1F0s, but instead of an embedded youtube object, it produces the line: 1F0s">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClxTi_1F0s Instead of embedding the appropriate youtube video: ...

 
> The new and vastly improved ‘Hue to Chest’ system launches with Game Update 1.2 and there are more customization and quality of life improvements along those lines hot on its heels.
:O
YESSSSS
 
Twitter had to wait for the redesign to suggest me Notch as somebody to follow
 
user image
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I couldn't resist.
 
On a more optimistic note, at least it was Miracle Whip.
Could've been Cool Whip. That is an inferior whip.
 
@RonanForman well, both my wife and I LOL'ed, so you win the internets for today. better luck next time, everybody :)
 
6:48 PM
@agent86 I always win the internet, rule 1.
 
0
Q: Guards won't arrest me, only attack

MarkI broke out of jail, my bounty is high and id like to pay it off. How do I get them to stop attacking?

0
Q: In Postal3, How Can I Pour Gasoline On Objects Farther Away Than My Own Toes?

AmazedI just bought Postal3 and played through most of the introduction level. At one point, the Postal Dude has to douse three zombies with gasoline and set them on fire. I took me a long time to get all three zombies because the gas just seems to dribble out of the can and onto the ground around the ...

 
7:03 PM
@agent86 ...
 
@GraceNote It's cute! Right? I'm no good judge of these things.
 
Aye. To the lattermost sentence.
 
Postal 3 was released?
 
@GraceNote here's hoping you think this is at least somewhat silly :)
@ArdaXi at first I thought you said "portal 3" and I was like "trolololol"
 
@ArdaXi Yeah that was bugging me too
 
7:06 PM
Huh, it was. The only thing exciting about it is that it will have a Linux port.
 
@agent86 It illicited... some form of a reaction. We can go that far.
 
@GraceNote good reaction? :(
 
I couldn't even tell you
 
:(
 
@GraceNote Are you joining us for mumble? I guess no.
 
7:14 PM
@GraceNote This is why you should never consume possibly expired packets of miracle whip.
 
@ArdaXi This is why I have never done so, either.
@RonanForman Nay, not much of a Mumble person
 
@GraceNote rereads, then twitches
 
@ArdaXi Misspelling, I presume? Or...?
 
@GraceNote Aye.
 
Probably that I didn't use the correct "elicit"?
 
7:16 PM
Quite.
 
I see. I could fix it.
 
But you probably wouldn't, hence the twitch in lieu of a proper correction.
 
Yeah... not really feeling the effort right now ♪
 
@ArdaXi I reread that sentence until I stopped seeing "Portal"
 
@GraceNote Too overcome by a sudden infatuation with @agent86?
 
7:18 PM
I'm not really the kind that would go after a married man.
 
Infatuation does not automatically call for action.
 
@GraceNote it's okay, I get this a lot.
 
Really, the two are no more than tangentially related.
 
I don't mean in the actionary sense.
 
@GnomeSlice You got me killed!?!?
 
7:22 PM
0
Q: How can I loot the bones from St. Eadric's tomb without being detected?

SternoIn the quest The Guided Hands, you have to steal three items to join The Travelers. One of these, St. Eadric's remains, is causing me grief. The problem is that three monks are always staring at the casket containing the bones. I can maneuver such that two of the three are unable to see me, but ...

 
7:38 PM
@Tristan @agent86 You guys posted at the same time. Based on your answers, I tried more times throughout the day and right around noon worked. First one to update your answers win a prize.
Where "prize" may or may not be 15 rep :P
 
Weew!
 
@Tristan go for it, I'll let you have it :)
 
@agent86 The starred list is right. You are romantic. =P
 
Not at the same time, Tristan won in the time battle
36 second advantage, in fact
 
@GraceNote yeah, part of the reason why he might as well take the answer.
plus, more rep doesn't really do anything for me at this point
 
7:45 PM
I think I'm going to have to stop doing side quests in this game. I'll never make it through at this rate.
 
@Sterno man, I can't swing a chakram without hitting at least 3 people who want a quest done
 
@agent86 I know! And half of them take me to places where I already outlevel the monsters
My level 15 dude loves finding cloth boots!
 
@Sterno "Hero! Hero!! I can't find my car keys. They're, um, important. Yeah. Car Keys of +1 to Protecting This City from Spiders. See any spiders? No? Well, the protection has to be... uh... renewed every so often or there will be SPIDERS EVERYWHERE! Now hurry and find the keys!"
 
You know... if I just started murdering all the townsfolk, I wouldn't have this problem...
 
"Also, if you happen to find my DVD of The Princess Bride, it's been missing for weeks."
@Sterno actually, you can't kill questgivers, at least you couldn't in the demo :(
 
7:49 PM
@agent86 Inconceivable!
I guess my other option is to stop messing with loot that I don't plan to wear. Moving things into my junk bag probably accounts for 70% of my game time.
 
I find the blacksmith talent of disassembling old items helps with that
 
I wish you could go straight to "destroy item" while looting it
 

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